athlon x4 vs. phenom x4

what is the difference between an athlon ll x4 640 and a phenom ll x4 955BE.

the athlon was more in my budget,so if i get it will it make a big difference or should i wait and save up.

what is the difference between an athlon ll x4 640 and a phenom ll x4 955BE.

the athlon was more in my budget,so if i get it will it make a big difference or should i wait and save up.

gravitygamer

the athalon Ii x4 is still really good their equal to the higher end core 2 quads in preformance. the phenom II x4's sit jsut under the core i5 neahelms (the architecture b4 sandybridge). imho id get the best of both worlds and aim for a phenom II x4 925 or 840. but if it isnt in the books an athalon II x4 is still pretty beast like.

I had an Athlon 2 x4 645 and it was actually pretty good for gaming. I dunno how much performance you´ll gain upgrading to an Phenom 2 x4, I got an Phenom 2 x6 1100T which was a lot faster then the Athlon.

Look at microcenter if there's one in your area/if you are in the states and can order online, they have some of the best deals for cpu/motherboard combo. If you buy them together you save a bunch of money. They have a deal where the 975 plus a mobo saves you 70 and the cpu is 170 to begin with so its 100 for a 3.5ghz phenom 2. If the deal applies to a 955 or 965 you'll be rolling in even more savings.

athlons are phenoms without l3 cache basically, they perform worse than phenoms in games but are still great little processorsferret-gamer

[QUOTE="ferret-gamer"]athlons are phenoms without l3 cache basically, they perform worse than phenoms in games but are still great little processorsmitu123